Peanut Butter and Jelly Cookies

Ingredients (15)

• 1/2 cup granulated sugar, plus more for rolling cookies≈ 100 g
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed≈ 110 g
• 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter (a firm peanut butter like Jiff is best.)≈ 129 g
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened≈ 114 g
• 1 egg≈ 50 g
• 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour≈ 188 g
• 3/4 tsp baking soda≈ 4.5 g
• 1/2 tsp baking powder≈ 2.3 g
• 1/4 tsp salt≈ 1.5 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

• 3 tbsp creamy peanut butter≈ 48 g
• 1 cup powdered sugar≈ 120 g
• 1 tsp vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
• pinch salt≈ 0.4 g
• 2 Tbsp milk or cream, plus a little more if needed≈ 30 g
• 1/2 cup of your favorite jam or jelly (thicker is better.)≈ 119 g

flour 188 gbatter 698 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Baker's percentages

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 326 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

• Peanut butter69% · 24th percentile · median 88%
• Butter61% · 46th percentile · median 61%
• Sugar112% · 55th percentile · median 111%
• Egg27% · 36th percentile · median 30%
• Leavening3.6% · 77th percentile · median 2.5%
• Salt0.8% · 41st percentile · median 0.9%

Oven

Temperature

375°F / 190°C

median 350°F

Time

8 minutes

median 11 minutes